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Imagine starting your day without any coffee. Starbucks, Dunkin' Donuts, Tim Hortons and vany other chains thrive on our coffee addiction. Add to that the fact that many of us have already had a cup or two even before venturing out to get a cup from one of those chains. Well, an Anonymous Coward has written in to tell us of some hard-working folks who had to give up real coffee for months at a time!
For years, the hard-working astronauts aboard the ISS had to begin their day with freeze-dried, reconstituted coffee served in plastic pouches. Now, this gross injustice may finally be remedied. The resupply mission scheduled to be launched today (Tuesday) will carry a new model of space espresso maker. Manufactured by Lavazza and the Italian aerospace firm Argotec, the machine is specially designed for microgravity operation, and uses off-the-shelf Lavazza coffee packets.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 16 2015, @11:18PM
Daytime: oolong or orange spice is nice
Night: chamomile+mint
Coffee? I don't even like the smell.
When I worked in Miami, the Cuban gals in the office prepared Cuban Coffee.
That stuff is so strong that it's served in teeny-tiny cups.
The smell traveled down the hall, pervading every adjoining nook and cranny.
When I was a kid, someone sprinkled instant coffee on vanilla ice cream before serving it--and completely ruined that treat.
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When I read this story elsewhere, it noted that this gadget was for a range of hot liquid foodstuffs.
In this thread, sudo rm -rf mentioned that tea and chicken soup are OK.
-- gewg_